(Pictured: Booyah LHP Jack Mahoney. Photo courtesy of Justin Nuoffer.)
One game Wisconsin-Illinois pod playoff game sends winner to Championship on Saturday
Ashwaubenon, WI – With the 2020 regular season in the books the Green Bay Booyah travel to Fond du Lac tonight for their first playoff game in five years. The winner of the one-game Wisconsin-Illinois pod playoff game will punch their ticket to the East-West Pod Championship Game on Saturday against the winner of the La Crosse and Wisconsin Rapids contest.
After dropping their final regular season game against the Rivets last night, the Booyah will turn to 6-foot-8 left-hander Jack Mahoney (UW-Milwaukee) to keep the Dock Spiders at bay. During the regular season, Mahoney pitched to the tune of a 1-3 record and 4.02 ERA in nine games for the Booyah. Spanning 31.1 innings, he struck out 27 batters while allowing 29 hits. The Appleton native became the first Green Bay pitcher to throw a no-hitter a season ago, and he will look to recapture the magic tonight at Herr Baker Field.
First pitch from Fond du Lac is scheduled for 6:35pm. The game will be broadcast live on WOCO Radio as well as the Northwoods League webcast.
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The Green Bay Booyah are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 26th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS), as well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.booyahbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Booyah as your favorite team.
